A brief order allowed President Donald Trump to remove Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, while litigation over his firing continued.

A brief order allowed President Donald Trump to remove Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, while litigation over his firing continued.

Judge to Trump-terminated ethics watchdog: You’re un-fired Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger won an order allowing him to remain in his job for now.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump fired Dellinger, a Joe Biden appointee, on Feb. 7, but he sued and was temporarily reinstated. The Supreme Court ...

In a footnote to her written order, Berman Jackson castigated the White House lawyers for claiming in her court that reinstating Dellinger would cause too much disruption in the special counsel's ...

Hampton Dellinger's decision to end his legal fight comes after a federal appeals court cleared the way for his firing by President Trump.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hampton Dellinger, who formerly led an independent watchdog agency, about his decision to drop his lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to fire him without cause.

President Trump has fired several independent government watchdogs. They're now sharing warnings about what it could mean for federal oversight.

President Trump got a victory in federal appeals court Wednesday when a judge cleared the way for him to fire Hampton Dellinger.

Appeals court allows Trump to remove watchdog Hampton Dellinger for now A lower court had blocked the president from firing Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel.

The Dellinger appeal was the first to reach the Supreme Court tied to Trump’s whirlwind of activity since returning to the White House last month.